A Review of Main Factors Leading to Air Pressure Fluctuations in Branch Drainage Pipes inside Buildings

• 作者: Rodger Millar Munthali Xiangyang Huang
• 来源期刊: 房屋建造与规划研究(英文)
• 学科: 物理学
• 关键词: Drainage Stack Sanitary Appliance Sanitary Pipework Water Trap Transients
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（1）
• 页码范围: 66-76
• 页数: 11页
• 分类号: O35

摘要

This paper is to discuss the main factors leading to the air pressure fluctuations in appliance branch pipes and measures to control them. It has been established that the main factors characteristics of a good sanitary pipework system are that it must prevent the transmission of foul air into the building, minimize blockages, provide efficient conveyance of discharge from sanitary appliances and minimize the risk of flooding to any part of a building. How</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ever, due to the nature and properties of sanitary appliance discharge, the flow being a three-phase flow which is simplified to two-phase for design computations and discharge being probabilistic, air variations in the horizontal </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ap</span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">pliance pipe result in phenomenon in which the sanitary network fails to perform as designed and installed to prevent or minimize aforementioned circumstances. </span><a name="_Hlk66194067"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">It has been established that the main factors to be discussed leading to air pressure fluctuations in the appliance branch pipe are water traps, bend structures, pipe diameter, pipe slope and length, angle and connection mode and ventilation conditions. These factors’ associated control measures have also been presented. However, factors pertaining to concentration of appliance discharge have not been discussed. The result of this discussion will enable designers and installers of sanitary pipework to incorporate measures to control air pressure fluctuations in appliance branch pipes inside buildings.